Overview
- Moholkar, 32, died during treatment at Sassoon General Hospital after being moved from facilities in Jamkhed and Ahilyanagar.
- Two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire in Noorani Colony, Jamkhed, leaving him critically injured earlier this month.
- Investigators attribute the assault to members of Pune-based gangster Nilesh Ghaiwal’s network and report two arrests linked to him.
- Police cite a long-running rivalry, including Moholkar’s public slapping of Ghaiwal in 2025, as the likely motive behind the shooting.
- Authorities say Ghaiwal is located in the UK after allegedly using a fraudulent passport, with Interpol assistance sought and MCOCA invoked in multiple related cases.